embraced

verb

Definition of embracednext
past tense of embrace
1
as in hugged
to put one's arms around and press tightly upon being finally reunited, the overjoyed father embraced his son

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2
as in wrapped
to surround or cover closely the stone walls that embrace the monastery serve to symbolize its function as a retreat from an unquiet world

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3
as in adopted
to take for one's own use (something originated by another) rap music came to be embraced by people who were far removed from the places where it originated

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4
as in welcomed
to receive or accept gladly or readily the exchange student was gratified to be so quickly embraced by people of the small rural community

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as in included
to have as part of a whole a course in social studies can embrace everything from sociology to civics and economics

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as in surrounded
to form a circle around a sleepy village embraced by low hills

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for embraced
  1. adopted
  2. welcomed
  3. included
  4. surrounded
  5. clasped
  6. enveloped
  7. borrowed
  8. involved
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  • For example, technology that fights scams and money mules is being adopted to combat the numerous new types of fraud appearing on the horizon.
    Craig Costigan, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • The United Nations General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights at a meeting in Paris.
    Lorenzino Estrada, The Arizona Republic, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of adopted
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  • When travelers first walk through the entrance, they’ll be welcomed by a server with a glass of Piper-Heidsieck Champagne.
    Chris Dong, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
  • The Selling the City and Million Dollar Listing New York star, 39, has welcomed his second baby, daughter Lily Gold, with wife Luiza, a rep for Gold exclusively confirms to PEOPLE.
    Hannah Sacks, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of welcomed
Verb
  • The plot is alleged to have included plans to kill Vice President Geraldo Alckmin, and Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes, according to police statements.
    Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Other announcements included an experimental coding agent called Jules, which uses AI to generate simple computer code and carry out menial software engineering tasks, like fixing bugs.
    Richard Nieva, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of included
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  • It is surrounded by a high fence, and visitors won’t be allowed inside for now.
    Travis Loller, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Troops have surrounded Beit Lahiya, Beit Hanoun and the urban Jabaliya refugee camp, allowing in almost no humanitarian aid and ordering tens of thousands to flee to nearby Gaza City.
    Samy Magdy and Wafaa Shurafa, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of surrounded
Verb
  • By late afternoon, Fernandez is dozing in his chair, mouth agape, hands clasped in his lap.
    Thomas Curwen, Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2024
  • Next to De León was a statue of the church’s namesake, Our Lady of Sorrows, hands clasped and face frozen in misery.
    Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2024
Definition of clasped
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  • To that end, the William Morris wallpaper in the pantry was varnished for an aged, wax-cloth effect, and the enchanting powder room in the playroom is enveloped in a personalized mural.
    Busola Evans, Architectural Digest, 9 Dec. 2024
  • The main residence, enveloped in native plantings and a native oak grove, harks back to 1956 and retains a distinct midcentury style, though it was recently reimagined with rich, natural materials, a neutral color palette, and a strong connection to the outdoors through its many windows.
    Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of enveloped
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  • With borrowing, an individual is seeking near-term access to resources from a lender who is willing to give up resource access in the near term in return for greater access (money borrowed plus interest) in the future.
    John Tamny, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
  • Most of the money borrowed by the government to spend on its citizens, actually comes from them and to them the debt is an asset, on which they get paid interest.
    Clem Chambers, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of borrowed
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  • Especially when nutty Parmigiano-Reggiano, creamy burrata, salty prosciutto di parma, and briny green olives are involved.
    Sophie Dodd, Bon Appétit, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Ian Gilligan, an archaeologist at the University of Sydney who has studied eyed needles but wasn’t involved in the research, tells CNN that humans would have found making needles from the bones of larger animals more difficult.
    Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Dec. 2024
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